Topic: Chad Pennington and Ohio St kicker Nugent....

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Nugent already fitting in

By KIT STIER
kstier@thejournalnews.com
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: April 30, 2005)


HEMPSTEAD — As Mike Nugent lined up to attempt his first practice field goal as a Jet, he could hear quarterback Chad Pennington's voice from the sideline.

"He was trying to put me in that situation we were in when we were tied against Marshall,'' said Nugent, the place-kicker from Ohio State whom the Jets chose with their first selection of this year's draft.

Pennington, who attended Marshall, knew about Nugent long before the Jets picked him in the second round. Nugent had beaten the Thundering Herd with a 55-yard field goal as time ran out early last season.

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